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Iroquois oral history tells the beginning of the False Face tradition. According to the accounts, the Creator Shöñgwaia'dihsum ('our creator' in Onondaga), blessed with healing powers in response to his love of living things, encountered a stranger, referred to in Onondaga as Ethiso:da' ('our grandfather') or Hado'ih (IPA:), and challenged him in a competition to see who could move a mountain.
Melia Nielsen said she wanted to improve her acne scars — but that a microneedling procedure left her with a chemical burn and lasting mark on her cheek Woman, 24, Left with 'Huge Scar' After ...
Wooden maternity figure with elaborate scarification from Ndemba, Lulua Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scarification in Africa is a major aspect of African cultures and cultural practice among African ethnic groups; the practice of scarification in Africa includes the process of making "superficial incisions on the skin using stones, glass, knives, or other tools to create ...
Cleft lip is about twice as common in males as females, while cleft palate without cleft lip is more common in females. [2] In 2017, it resulted in about 3,800 deaths globally, down from 14,600 deaths in 1990. [3] [4] Cleft lips are commonly known as hare-lips because of their resemblance to the lips of hares or rabbits. [5]
Melasma (also known as chloasma faciei, [1]: 854 or the mask of pregnancy [2] when present in pregnant women) is a tan or dark skin discoloration. Melasma is thought to be caused by sun exposure, genetic predisposition, hormone changes, and skin irritation. [ 3 ]
An active search is underway for a 66-year-old Michigan woman who disappeared from a popular tourist hot spot during a trip to the Grand Canyon more than a week ago, officials said.
Lip sewing or mouth sewing, the operation of stitching together human lips, is a form of body modification. It may be carried out for aesthetic or religious reasons or as a form of protest . Sutures are often used to stitch the lips together, though sometimes piercings are made with needle blades or cannulas and monofilament is threaded through ...
The traditional pronunciation of labret in anthropology is / ˈ l eɪ b r ə t / LAY-brət.It derives from the Latin labrum "lip" and the diminutive suffix -et. However, many in the body-piercing industry give it the pseudo-French pronunciation / l ɒ ˈ b r eɪ / lo-BRAY, though the French word is in fact borrowed from the English.